Our group conducted this study for two purposes: first, to investigate whether the low invasive delivery of MSCs via the coronary vein restores cardiac function in chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy ...

In chronic heart stimulation, endocardial pacing leads, both passive with the aid of silicone tines or active screw-in, become firmly attached to implanted sites. The lead body may become attached to ...

Factors associated with the surgical procedure of bypass grafting, such as vein graft harvesting and handling, and the size and condition of the conduit and target vessel, determine long-term patency ...

A recently implanted left ventricular lead was fixated in the coronary sinus due to thrombosis while attempting to reposition the lead because of phrenic nerve stimulation. A 77-year-old woman was ...

A team of London scientists have taken a major step in making the use of artificial veins and arteries in coronary bypass grafts a reality. Researchers have developed artificial graft tissue by ...

When a modified surgical technique was used to gently remove sections of leg veins used in coronary artery bypass surgery, the grafts were less likely to become blocked and fewer people had a ...

A novel device called venous external support (VEST) may lead to increased longevity and durability of saphenous (leg) vein grafting during coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a new trial ...

Scott Johnstone (left), an associate professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Mark Joseph, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Carilion Clinic, led a study published in the Journal of ...

Researchers are testing bioengineered veins in two sizes that could soon enable patients with poor veins to go on dialysis, undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and more. Elizabeth Armstrong ...

A 53-year-old German man became the first person to undergo a new, non-surgical technique that turned one of his coronary veins into a coronary artery to bypass a blockage, according to a special ...

In what represents Vienna, Austria-based Valeriot GmbH’s first patenting, its founder and CEO, Michael Flatscher, describes their invention of a device, Autovein, for use in no-touch vein harvesting ...

AACHEN, Germany, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- German researchers say a new procedure for the imaging of coronary veins proves to be less invasive and has fewer complications. In addition, the new procedure ...